So I’m going to admit that this article is going to be extremely personal for me. I know that City Girl Savings is a safe and non-judgmental space, but even as I’m writing this, I am nervous about expressing my journey and being so vulnerable. My therapist would be proud that I got so emotional while doing my research and journaling for this article.
I’d like to discuss burnout culture. Burnout is one of those buzzwords on the rise. It may have reached its peak during the pandemic. However, the essence of burnout is exhaustion. This can cause a loss of motivation for even the most routine tasks in our day to day lives.
However, especially in America, burnout culture can also be the direct result of “hustle culture”, or the “Sleep is for losers, You can sleep when you’re dead, You have the same 24 hours as Beyoncé, There’s always money to be made” narrative that glorifies the nonstop cycle of productivity.
It is possible to make money, but where has it led us as society? I found it lead me to a bad and unhealthy relationship with productivity.
